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as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell
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as in conjurer
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat
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Recent Examples of magician
What did the fisherman say to the magician?
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Or just show up to watch the parade and take in the dancers, marching band, magicians, one-woman circus variety show, and more.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
But, while watching the rugged coastline dip in and out of fjords and spiky mountains tumble down into the sea, magicians and musicals were far from my mind.
—Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Mikael Granlund, who spearheaded the Game 3 attack with three points, has played with star defenseman like three-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Letang, back-end magician Miro Heiskanen and the effortlessly complete Roman Josi.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Or just show up to watch the parade and take in the dancers, marching band, magicians, one-woman circus variety show, and more.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
But, while watching the rugged coastline dip in and out of fjords and spiky mountains tumble down into the sea, magicians and musicals were far from my mind.
—Karen Gardiner, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Mikael Granlund, who spearheaded the Game 3 attack with three points, has played with star defenseman like three-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Letang, back-end magician Miro Heiskanen and the effortlessly complete Roman Josi.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
Noun
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In the first Mortal Kombat film, Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han) seeks to eliminate Earth's champions ahead of the ultimate tournament between realms.—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Indeed, the sequel to the fan-favorite 1998 film, in which Bullock and Kidman play sister sorcerers, will hit theaters this September.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2026
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Their conjurers, who refuse to accept the rules of the real world, can also be great fun to read about.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Supporting the lead characters is Annie (Mosaku), Smoke’s true love and the town’s trusted spiritual healer and Hoodoo conjurer.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
18 Dec. 2025
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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The brick-and-mortar Harbaugh gets to face off against scheme wizard Sean McVay.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Since co-founding Vampire Weekend 20 years ago and producing the band’s first three albums, Rostam Batmanglij has enjoyed a unique profile as a pop songwriter and studio wizard, especially for a guy whose sound never really left his old band’s highbrow sensibilities behind.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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More recently, the Australian trio launched a website for a fake company called Takumi, whose mascot is a purple cartoon cat that wears a witch hat and flies on a broomstick.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
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In the series adaptation, from creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men First Class), a ruthless and crass barbarian is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe and a young witch on a road of self discovery, redemption and revenge.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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